Harriet needs to ship a small vase. The box she will use has a volume of 216 cubic inches if the side lengths are all the same, what is the length of each side of the box?

Answer 1

side^3 = 216
side = cuberoot(216) = 3

Answer 2

I believe ∛27 = 3
∛216 = 6
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